OSHA Inspection: SCANDURA, INC., OHIO DIVISION

Issued

Feb 9, 1994

Abate by

Jul 6, 1994

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to:
On or before January 15, 1994, employees were exposed to the hazard of
crushing when
working between sling suspended loads from cranes and steel check
stanchion chucks on No.
10 vulcanizer machine, splicer and lace machine and No. 10 repair press.
Among others, some
feasible and useful methods to correct these hazardous conditions would
be:
(1)  Eliminate the platforms on the inside face of the chuck stanchions.
(2)  Install the platforms on the other 3 (three) sides of the stanchions
where the
employee could not be in the pinch point or under the load but
could
reach to rotate
the chuck safely without being in the pinch point or under the load.
(3)  Provide a mechanical means such as push button operated double
acting air cylinders
or other to operate the locking ring devices on the chucks which
would only operate
to engage or retrieve when both ends of the mandrells are seated in
the chuck's
cavity.

Issued

Feb 9, 1994

Abate by

Feb 14, 1994

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced